June 12, 2008
Downtown youth ministry's donations on upswing
Donations to Acts 2 Ministries in downtown Roanoke have increased significantly since a May 13 article in The Roanoke Times mentioned that the nonprofit youth outreach program's was in financial distress.
Lee Pusha, executive director, said, "The response has been tremendous." The funds include about $40,000 raised at Act 2's annual banquet, from which Pusha was expecting much less. Another $6,000 in additional donations has come in since the article appeared.
That story said Act 2's gifts had dwindled to about half the amount in the first five months of 2007.
Act 2 typically draws 60 to 80 middle and high school studentsfrom Roanoke's urban neighborhoods for activities that include games and nondenominational religion-based guidance.
The organization's major benefactor is First Baptist Church on nearby Third Street, which provides a 15,000-square-foot building it owns at 406 Luck Ave. Some funding also comes from Cave Spring Baptist Church and Church of the Holy Spirit in Southwest Roanoke County. For more information call 345-2495.
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